William Shakespeare is not the author of the Shakespearean plays. It is unlikely that Shakespeare could have written any play that he is presumed to have written. It is hard to believe a simple man from Stratford with illiterate parents could have written plays that have changed the course of writing. To write plays, like Hamlet and Merchant of Venice, requires incredible amount of knowledge which Shakespeare could never have known. From his social standing, he would never be able to describe in detail the inner workings of the aristocracy.
Sir Francis Bacon is a plausible choice for the authorship of the Shakespearean plays. Bacon has both the social and academic knowledge to write plays of this magnitude. The chance that the Northumberland manuscripts contain the author as Sir Francis William Shakespeare hint to us that Sir Francis Bacon used William Shakespeare as his pen name. It is irrational to believe that William Shakespeare wrote any of these plays attributed to him. Sir Francis Bacon is a logical choice as the author of those magnificent plays which are the prized jewel of English literature.